662: Tempest in an Instant Pot

Cash App class action; Tesla camera-based FSD questioned; Trump Media stock swings; standing desks are the new eggs; Dropbox layoffs; OpenAI Whisper invents parts of transcriptions, frequently; ChatGPT search; post scarcity AI BS; AI coding ouroboros of confusion; Musk crypto scams; Underworld; The Cure; A Man on the Inside; the Diplomat; Instagram throttles video quality; META to fill feeds with more AI; SetApp; Echoes of Extinction; Polostan; the Cube Rule of food identification; Disney hack; this is Halloween.Sponsors:HelloFresh - Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freegog1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/672FOLLOW UPCash App users can claim thousands of dollars in a data breach settlementElon Musk May Have Made a Huge Mistake on Full Self-Driving That It's Too Late to CorrectIN THE NEWSTrump's social media company is now worth more than Musk's X after recent surge in stock priceTrump loses $1.3 billion in net worth after the worst-ever day for his social media stockStanding Desks Aren’t Just Useless—They Might Also Be Bad for Your HealthFacebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Continue to Organize in Plain SightDropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforceOpenAI's Whisper invents parts of transcriptions — a lotIntroducing ChatGPT searchOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says lack of compute capacity is delaying the company's productsGoogle CEO says a quarter of the company’s new code is already AI generatedOpen-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definitionElon Musk Fans Are Losing So Much Money to Crypto ScamsMEDIA CANDYUnderworld - Strawberry HotelThe Cure - Songs of a Lost WorldA Man on the InsideAPPS & DOODADSMosseri confirms Instagram reduces video quality for posts that aren’t raking in viewsMark Zuckerberg Pledges to Fill Facebook With Even More AI SlopFeds Recall Humane AI Pin Charger Due to Fire RiskFrom Goodreads' founder, Smashing debuts its AI-powered app for online readersSmashingSign up for SetApp today!Mac Geek Gab PodcastObsidianUlyssesCraftApple NotesAT THE LIBRARYDestiny: Echoes of Extinction: Book 4 by D. Ward CornellNexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah HarariTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingSkeleton Crew | Official Trailer | Disney+The Cube Rule of Food IdentificationA fired Disney employee allegedly altered menus to change allergy markersCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSJeri Taylor, Co-Creator of Star Trek: Voyager, Dies at 86Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dies at 79See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

San Fran embracing self-driving cars; not-Bitcoin creator in hiding; i h8 ai; anti-AI artist open letter; X updates their policies; more people leave OpenAI; SynthID; 23andMe and your genetic data; no more fake online reviews; private equity acquires Squarespace; right to repair; Tesla Blade Runner AI ripoff; Star Trek frogs; the Riker Maneuver; de-extinction; a whole slew of great new shows dropping - Star Trek, Dune, Silo & more; Good Omens season 3 now just a movie; Cruel World and nostalgia fatigue; are we not retired? we are Devo; Fresco, free; Penguin adds a robots.txt file to their books.Sponsors:HelloFresh - Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freegogPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Show notes at https://gog.show/671FOLLOW UPHow San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving CarsPeter Todd Is in Hiding After a Documentary Named Him as Bitcoin’s CreatorIN THE NEWSi h8 aiMore than 10,500 artists sign open letter protesting unlicensed AI trainingX updates its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI models with its dataFormer OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright LawOpenAI and Microsoft are funding $10 million in grants for AI-powered journalismByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI modelsLongtime policy researcher Miles Brundage leaves OpenAIGoogle offers its AI watermarking tech as free open source toolkit23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic dataA federal ban on fake online reviews is now in effectPrivate Equity Firm Permira Acquires Squarespace for $7.2 BillionThe Feds Are Coming for John Deere Over the Right to RepairMeta bans private jet tracking accounts on Instagram and ThreadsElon Musk, Tesla and WBD sued over alleged 'Blade Runner 2049' AI ripoff for Cybercab promotionSeven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star TrekRiker sits downDe-extinction company provides a progress report on thylacine effortsMEDIA CANDYShrinking S2 - Out nowThe Diplomat S2 - Oct 31Star Trek: Lower Decks S5 - Oct 24Silo S2 - Nov 15Dune: Prophecy - Nov 17Star Trek: Section 31 - Jan 25, 2025Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 - 2025‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Gets Early Season 2 Renewal, Adds Tatiana Maslany As Recurring‘Black Mirror’: ‘Outer Banks’ & ‘She Hulk’ Actor Nicholas Cirillo Joins Cast Of Season 7‘Good Omens’ To End With One 90-Minute Episode As Neil Gaiman Exits Following Sexual Assault AllegationsMidnight MassBuffy the Vampire Slayer Is Finally Streaming for Free in Time for HalloweenThe Lincoln Lawyer Season 3Lioness | Season 2 Sneak Peek | Paramount+ - Oct 27thCruel World FestDevo Has the Uncontrollable Urge to RetireAPPS & DOODADSAdobe made its painting app completely free to take on ProcreateMidjourney launches AI image editor: how to use itStartup School: Gen AIAI in Marketing: Fast-track your skillsPerplexity AI app for macOS now available on the Mac App StoreBluesky Teases Creator Payments While New Sign-Ups Explode After Elon Musk’s Destruction of TwitterNew AirPods Pro 2 firmware now available for iOS 18.1’s hearing health featuresApple’s macOS Sequoia lets you snap windows into position — here’s howWeb Design MuseumDiff Text - Compare Text OnlineSetAppJOIN TIMBALAND AND DISCOVER HOW SUNO CAN ELEVATE YOUR SOUNDSan Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disksAT THE LIBRARYPenguin Adds a Do-Not-Scrape-for-AI Page to Its BooksBookcase by AstropadCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSPhilip G. Zimbardo, the Stanford psychologist behind the controversial 'Stanford Prison Experiment' dies at 91Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela is gone. But 'Fernandomania' will live forever.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More Wordpress & WPEngine shots fired; hate mail; European road organizations reject the Cybertruck; EU fines against X; civil rights commission pans FART (facial recognition technology); FCC looking into broadband caps; NYT tells Perplexity to stop using its content; AI writing police reports; Instagram becoming Myspace; TikTok knows damn well how bad their product is; Google, Amazon go nuclear for their AI; the Diplomat; Lincoln Lawyer; Shrinking; Silo; Apple digital car keys; new Amazon kindles; robot vacuum hacked; Ham license update; fridges; old songs on road trips.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/670FOLLOW UPThe GOG Store is OPEN!Response to DHH - OriginalResponse to DHH - EditedWordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine pluginSecure Custom FieldsInternal blog post reveals Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using 'nice and not nice lawyers'Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress ChaosIN THE NEWSEuropean Road Safety Orgs Are Terrified of the CybertruckThe EU’s Fines Against Elon Musk May Be Much Larger Than AnticipatedCivil Rights Commission Pans Face Recognition TechnologyFCC launches a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps are terribleThe New York Times tells Perplexity to stop using its contentFrom Elon Musk to cop car chases, how a software engineer launched a police AI startupProsecutors in Washington State Warn Police: Don’t Use Gen AI to Write ReportsInstagram is introducing profile cards to help users find new friendsTikTok is reportedly aware of its bad effects on teen usersGoogle strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data centersAmazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactorsNASA's Europa Clipper mission is on its way to JupiterMEDIA CANDYThe Diplomat, Season 1The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3Apple TV+ announces sixth season for “Slow Horses,” starring Gary OldmanShrinking on Apple TV+ gets early season 3 pickupSilo — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+APPS & DOODADSApple may be adding digital car key support for specific Volvo, Polestar and Audi vehiclesGoogle is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web StoreAdobe starts rolling out generative AI video tools in betaAdobe shows off 3D rotation tool for flat drawingsAmazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279Robot vacuums spew racial slurs at owners in wake of hackWalk the Distance app deleted...THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingWP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resourcesHamStudyShe'll Be Coming Around The MountainRoll Out The BarrelOh! SusannaI’ve Been Working On The RailroadThis Land is Your LandOh My Darling ClementineClementine (Live) - Tom LehrerThis Land Is Your Land (Live) - The Clancy BrothersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The beginning of the end for Wordpress; open source, or not; police Cybertrucks; Apple Intelligence rolling out; dystopian AI text summaries; X sends money to the wrong bank, argues that Twitter ceased to exist; Internet Archive attacked; Instagram, Threads moderation out of control; the Penguin; Beetlejuice; Salem's Lot; Joker; Kaos cancelled; Bitcoin doc; Green Day demastered; Roblox; Megalopolis; Tesla's Cybercab; is Elon a modern PT Barnum, or worse; ham radios, HamFests, TRS-80, cameras, Disneyland and chasing the nostalgia dragon.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/669FOLLOW UPJason’s Threads PostMatt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’Why WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has gone 'nuclear' against tech investing giant Silver LakeWPEngine, Matt, Automattic & Wordpress.org megathreadWordpress.org/Matt vs WPEngine megathread, Part 2Automattic is doing open source dirtyThe Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?DirectusCalifornia Cops Show Off Absurd New Cybertruck With Music From Terminator MoviesTeslas "nearly unusable" for police workIN THE NEWSThe first Apple Intelligence features are expected to arrive on October 28Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of textsX reportedly paid its Brazil fines to the wrong bank, causing further delay in reinstatement caseX lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacksInstagram and Threads moderation is out of control - The VergeChina Joins SpaceX in Ruining Astronomy for EverybodyMEDIA CANDYThe PenguinBeetlejuice BeetlejuiceSalem’s LotSalem’s Lot 1979Joker: Folie à Deux Bombed—What Went Wrong?Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in Talks for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ray Donovan’ Offshoot ‘The Donovans’'Kaos' Canceled: Jeff Goldblum Netflix Comedy Series Won't Get Second SeasonReacher Gets Early Season 4 Renewal At Prime VideoControversial HBO Documentary Concludes Peter Todd Invented BitcoinGreen Day's Dookie has been demastered into Game Boy carts, a toothbrush and other weird formatsAmazon Seeks to Dismiss Prime Video Ad Tier LawsuitAPPS & DOODADSRoblox Is Playing Dumb About the Bots and Predators on Its Platform, Hindenburg Research SaysMeta is working to fix Threads' engagement bait problemAT THE LIBRARYConstituent Service - A Third District Story by John Scalzi and narrated by Amber BensonEarn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers by Steve PrattPolostan: A thrilling historical epic from #1 New Yortk Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, perfect for fans of historical fiction and espionage thrillers. (Bomb Light) Kindle Edition by Neal StephensonMists of Time: Echoes of Extinction: Book 3 by D. Ward CornellTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingEnable iPhone orientation lock for specific appsA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C CableMegalopolisTesla's Cybercab Is HereI am seriously considering getting my ham radio license. I want this, but I do not need this - stuff vs. experiencesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

OpenAI training data, dynamic pricing & digital IDs; Elon's good week; dockworkers strike over robots averted, for now; more AI models; some AI training techniques make AI better at deceiving humans; weaponizing DMCA takedowns; Cruise fined for omitting details; Cybertruck gets FSD; EV Jeeps catching fire; Neumann back doing workspaces; COVID-19 affected the moon; the Diplomat; Wolfs; The Traitors Canada; The Rings of Power; more Prime Video ads; Juicebox quits the US; facial recognition & smart glasses; iPhone 16; cable testing; AI in education.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Show notes at https://gog.show/668FOLLOW UPGOG Swag StoreOpenAI Training Data to Be Inspected in Authors’ Copyright CasesOasis opts out of Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing, calling it 'an unacceptable experience for fans'Don’t ever hand your phone to the copsElon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake lawElon Musk celebrates winning lawsuit over Tesla self-driving claims with embarrassing defenseIN THE NEWSU.S. Dockworkers Go on Strike Over Robots and WagesCalifornia Governor Vetoes AI Bill Aimed at Preventing Catastrophic HarmsOpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157BApple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claimsOpenAI Stamps Feet, Says Investors Aren't Allowed to Back Its RivalsMIT spinoff Liquid debuts non-transformer AI models and they’re already state-of-the-artHuman Feedback Makes AI Better at Deceiving Humans, Study ShowsFamous AI Artist Says He’s Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His WorkGoogle Wins Lawsuit Against Scammers Who ‘Weaponized’ DMCA TakedownsGM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crashCybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)A Stalled Waymo Blocked Kamala Harris’s Motorcade in San FranciscoJeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrids due to fire risksAdam Neumann’s Latest Project Is a WeWork CompetitorCOVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists ClaimMEDIA CANDYCalifornia’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying itThe DiplomatWolfsThe Traitors Canada Season 2The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025Apple’s acclaimed drama “Sugar” lands season two renewalShrinking Season 2APPS & DOODADSGoogle introduces new way to search by filming videoThe company that owns Juicebox is quitting the US market and removing all its apps and software updates.Covid Testing Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Giving Fake Test ResultsMeta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyzeSomeone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox StrangersWalk the DistanceAT THE LIBRARYConstituent Service - A Third District Story by John Scalzi and narrated by Amber BensonEarn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers by Steve PrattPolostan: A thrilling historical epic from #1 New Yortk Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, perfect for fans of historical fiction and espionage thrillers. (Bomb Light) Kindle Edition by Neal StephensonTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingC2C caberQU - USB C cable testerBLE caberQU: a digital USB-C to USB-C cable testerEthical use of AI in higher educationEthical AI for Teaching and LearningENAI Recommendations on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in Education - International Journal for Educational IntegrityCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSTributes paid to 'true legend' Dame Maggie Smith‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor John Ashton dead at 76 after battle with cancer‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sam Altman stands alone at OpenAI; Gen Z employees not impressing bosses; X complies with Brazil's Supreme Court, but kill blocking; former FTX Exec given light sentence; Microsoft to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI; banning Chinese smart cars; Click to cancel bill passed into law in California; The Cure, Underworld new albums; Bad Monkey; Culinary Class Wars; BBC sound effect library; Duolingo piano; Wordpress vs WP Engine; Jony Ive working on a new AI device startup; AI playlists; Archive.today; more books released as Audible first exclusives; grumpy old Greeks.Sponsors:Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Show notes at https://gog.show/667FOLLOW UPThe Intelligence Age by Sam AltmanOpenAI CTO Mira Murati says she’s leaving the companyOpenAI's chief research officer has left following CTO Mira Murati's exitHow it started vs. How it's goingIf AI is helping people code better, why aren't products getting better?London Newspaper Plans to Revive Dead Art Critic With AI, Lays Off Real WritersMan Behind Biden Deepfake Robocalls Hit With $6 Million FineChatGPT’s New Voice Assistant Is Here to Creep You OutHere’s why companies are rapidly firing Gen Z employeesIN THE NEWSX is reportedly now complying with orders from Brazil’s Supreme CourtX is nerfing the block button: Blocked users will be able to see your postsFormer FTX Exec Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years and Must Forfeit $11 BillionDoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC saysMicrosoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AIQualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of IntelFirst TikTok, now smart cars: How Biden’s new proposed ban will affect U.S. automakersCloudflare’s new marketplace will let websites charge AI bots for scrapingCalifornia's 'click to cancel' subscription bill is signed into lawDramatic Drone Video Shows Chinese Rocket Crash-Landing in Failed TestMEDIA CANDYThe Cure Announce the Release of “Alone,” Their First New Single in 16 YearsUnderworld - Black PoppiesBad MonkeyCulinary Class WarsThe BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access.The Last of Us Season 2 | The Last of Us Day Official Teaser | MaxAPPS & DOODADSDuolingo, best known as a language learning app, now makes a pianoMatt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providersMullenweg: WP Engine Filed Legal Action Against WordPressOpen Source, Trademarks, and WP EngineCharitable ContributionsWP Engine is banned from WordPress.orgAnnouncing PanelsTech YouTuber MKBHD's Panels app is a bit underwhelmingSkewered by so many peopleThe Obligatory Mea Culpa Postlinks to all wallpapers (hd/sd) are preloaded right after the app is launched, all you need are basic mitm skills to get them for free. the file with links isn’t authenticated or protected at allYup, Jony Ive is working on an AI device startup with OpenAISpotify’s AI Playlists are rolling out for Premium users in the USArchive.todayAT THE LIBRARYThe Original by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette KowalNot Till We Are Lost Bobiverse Book 5 by Dennis E. TaylorEchoes of Extinction by D. Ward CornellReverberations: Echoes of Extinction: Book 2 by D. Ward CornellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fun 666 Facts; Notebook AI follow up; Moviepass fraud; 23andMe settlement, disappearing board; Elon's deleted tweet; AI laws in California; Trump cryptocurrency; Amazon returns to work 5 days a week; new Moderna cancer vaccine; Rebel Ridge; The Grand Tour's last ride; Jane's Addiction & the Cure; social media posting apps; iOS 18; Apple frustrations; Snap's Spectacles; Echoes of Extinction; In My Time of Dying; OnlyBots; iPhone deliveries; more Overcast; pagers & walkie-talkie speculations; licensing your voice for AI; Cards Against Humanity sues Elon.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription, you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/666FOLLOW UPFormer MoviePass CEO reportedly pleads guilty to securities fraudIN THE NEWS23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit23andMe independent directors quit board over unsatisfactory buyout plan from CEOElon Musk Deletes Tweet That Asked Why No One Is Trying to Assassinate Biden and HarrisGov. Newsom Signs Union-Championed A.I. Bills at SAG-AFTRA PlazaHere is what's illegal under California's 8 (and counting) new AI lawsCreator of fake Kamala Harris video Musk boosted sues Calif. over deepfake lawsTrump jumps into cryptocurrency, appears to know nothing about itHere’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generatedAmazon is making its employees come back to the office five days a weekModerna’s ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trial DataMEDIA CANDYRebel RidgeHelp I’m genuinely invested in the Gordon Ramsey AI cooking seriesThe Grand Tour: One for the Road‘Time Bandits’ Canceled By Apple TV+ After 1 SeasonAPPS & DOODADSiOS 18: Here’s the list of iPhone models compatible with the updateiOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review By Federico ViticciiOS 18.1 public beta 1 now available with Apple Intelligence featuresInstagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in controlSnap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling ARFantasy Hike - Completed!Californians can now add their driver’s licenses to Apple WalletAT THE LIBRARYEchoes of Extinction by D. Ward CornellIn My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian JungerNot Till We Are Lost Bobiverse Book 5 by Dennis E. TaylorThe Subprime AI Crisis by Edward ZitronIs anyone out there?OnlyBotsTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingGeneration Z right nowPagers Explode in Lebanon, Injuring Hundreds of Members of HezbollahWalkie-Talkies Explode in Lebanon as Part of a Second Wave of AttacksCARDS AGAINST HUMANITY SUES ELON MUSK FOR 15 MILLION DOLLARSOUTROThanks for tuning in to Grumpy Old Geeks!Dive into the show notes and all the links from today's episode at GOG.show/666Feeling generous? Keep this top-notch entertainment rolling by dropping us a few bucks at GOG.show/donate. Every bit helps!Spread the grumpiness!There’s a share button in every podcast player out there. Use it to share the show with friends, foes, and everyone in between and we’ll be forever grateful.Head over to GOG.show to find the link to our Discord channel and chat with us and other fans.Got something to say? Send your feedback, comments, or awesome links to GOG.show/contact.Show us some love! Leave a review at GOG.show/review. A 5-star rating might just get your review read on the air!Stay Grumpy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gaiman & Good Omens; Waymo means Uber drivers are cooked; local muggers; EU not messing around with Apple, Google; DOJ after Google as well; another genetic testing company with security breach disasters; META scraping Australian users' accounts to train AI; banning social media for children; AI to determine unemployment benefits; Lower Decks; Hope Solo vs US Soccer; Alan Cumming; the Perfect Couple; KAOS; Tears for Fears; FruitJuice; iPhone 16 pre-ordering process; AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids; Flipper Zero; AI Audible narrators; Google AI Notebook podcast generation; RIP, James Earl Jones; Disneyland's Club 33; Overcast follow up; parcopresis & the politics of pooping.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/665/FOLLOW UPDashaun Wesley & LE SSERAPHIM on InstagramGood Omens Season 3 Reportedly Paused Amid Neil Gaiman ControversyReport: Neil Gaiman May Step Back From Good Omens‘ Final SeasonWhat do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked'Human drivers keep rear-ending WaymosWaymo Safety ImpactIN THE NEWSApple ordered to pay back its illegal $14.4 billion Irish tax breakGoogle loses its seven-year fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fineDOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trialGoogle Teams With the Internet Archive to Revive Cache FeatureGenetic Testing Company Must Issue Refunds After Security Breach DisasterMeta scraped every Australian user's account to train its AIAustralia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for childrenGoogle’s AI Will Help Decide Whether Unemployed Workers Get BenefitsUtah judge blocks law preventing youth from accessing social media freelyMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Lower Decks Is Back One Last Time With a Swashbuckling New ClipUntold: Hope Solo vs US SoccerAlan Cumming Wins Best Host Emmy for ‘The Traitors,’ Ending RuPaul’s Eight-Year StreakThe Perfect CoupleKAOSThe Penguin | Official Trailer | MaxSalem's Lot | Official Trailer | MaxTears for Fears Announce First Live Album Songs for a Nervous Planet, Reveal New Song “The Girl That I Call Home”: StreamTears for Fears Announce First Live Album Songs for a Nervous Planet, Reveal New Song “The Girl That I Call Home”: StreamAPPS & DOODADSFruitJuiceApple just got authorization for AirPods Pro 2’s hearing aid featureMeet the first major release of Flipper Zero firmware — version 1.0.Audible narrators to create voice replicas using AIGoogle's AI notebook can generate a podcast about your notesMan Used Fake Rock Camera to Film 1,000 Women Bathing in Hot SpringsMusic industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dyingTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingJames Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93“It’s a Cult, and Walt’s the Messiah”: Meet the Couple Who Sued Disney Over Secretive Club 33Can’t Poop at Work? Why Public Bathrooms Give Us AnxietySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SEC AI crackdown; Starlink & X vs Brazil; Navy's STINKY Wi-Fi; Microsoft tool for deepfake scrubbing on Bing; Clearview fines for violating GDPR; Bitcoin ATM scams; mobile phones not linked to brain cancer; NaNoWriMo AI kerfuffle; the Rings of Power; Ticketmaster Oasis dynamic pricing, explained; Sunny; Jesus Jones; Talk Tuah; No Such Podcast; Russian-funded influencers; AI streaming heist; Minecraft Movie; Claude AI powered Alexa; Fantasy Hike; Reeder; Disneyland wrap-up; the high cost of Lego; alternate Star Wars scenes; notalgia paresthetica; our blue is not your blue.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/664FOLLOW UPSonos made a public Trello board to track its broken app fixesKatz-Lacabe et al v. Oracle America, Inc.IN THE NEWSSEC’s AI Crackdown Signals Trickle of Cases Will Turn to FloodSocial media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rulesStarlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X banAfter seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warshipMicrosoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing searchStop Non-Consensual Intimate ImagesClearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPRAndreessen Horowitz shutters its Miami office after two yearsBitcoin ATM scams have cost Americans over $10 million per month this yearMobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date findsDonald Trump Says Elon Musk Will Lead 'Government Efficiency' Task ForceNaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’MEDIA CANDYThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2The UK government will investigate Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model after Oasis chaosSunnySlow Horses Season 4Jesus Jones - live at the Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, August 2024.AI Sir David Attenborough: Cybertruck's lamprey-like dependency on flatbed trailersThe ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl Is Starting a Podcast Called ‘Talk Tuah’Even the NSA now has a podcastCIA - The Langley FilesRight-Wing Influencers Like Tim Pool Allegedly Paid by Kremlin Influence CampaignFBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistA Minecraft Movie | TeaserDisney Halts 'Graveyard Book' Film After Neil Gaiman AllegationsAPPS & DOODADSAmazon's Remarkable Alexa will reportedly run on Claude AI and cost $5-10 per monthFantasy HikeReeder launches new app that unites RSS with video, audio, and social feedsReeder: A New Approach to Following FeedsSetAppiStat Menus 7FruitJuice - Defunct...THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingWhy Lego Is So Expensive - Business InsiderSTAR WARS: ALTERNATE EDIT of SCENE 45 - INTERIOR. KENOBI'S DWELLINGNotalgia parestheticaIs my blue your blue?CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSober Outfitters - Sponsor Approved Apparel!Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan announces retirementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey, hey we're all Monkees; Waymo rides; Sober Outfitters; the cruel passage of time; Telegram CEO arrested in France; Zuckerberg's bizarre open letter; Uber slapped with a big Dutch fine; Tesla semi crash; tariffs on Chinese EVs; NFT artist sues the SEC; Google Ireland refused data center due to power grid; solar panels on self-storage rooftops; Ted Lasson returning; Oasis reunion; the Grand Tour reaches the end of the road; Shkreli; Wonka; Palm Royale; Steve Martin; Starfleet Academy; another wearable AI, Plaud; AI news.Sponsors:1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/663FOLLOW UPThe Monkees PlaylistBurglar Discovers You Can “Peel” Cybertruck and Access the InsideTesla deletes its blog post stating all cars have self-driving hardwareSober OutfittersKittlIN THE NEWSAfter CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France, Telegram says it's 'absurd' to blame a platform if users abuse itTelegram CEO charges include distributing CSAM and money launderingZuckerberg Vows to Stay Neutral This Election, Complains Biden Pushed Meta to Censor Covid ContentUber gets slapped with €290 million fineNTSB sends team to investigate California crash and lithium-ion battery fire involving a Tesla SemiCanada follows the US by slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs“Should art be regulated by the SEC?” NFT artists file lawsuitGoogle Ireland refused planning permission for data centre due to insufficient capacity on power gridSelf-storage rooftops will become a nationwide 100MW+ solar farmMEDIA CANDY'Ted Lasso' is plotting a return for Season 4 as cast options have been picked up for Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham and Jeremy Swift.Gallaghers could earn more from Oasis reunion than ‘they made in entire 90s’“The Grand Tour” reaches the end of the road on Sept 13Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copiesWonkaPalm RoyaleSTEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesStarfleet Academy Beams Into ProductionEverything to Remember Before Rings of Power ReturnsSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Official TrailerAPPS & DOODADSThis Wearable AI Notetaker Will Transcribe Your Meetings—and Someday, Your Entire LifeJust Press RecordMacWhisperWhat’s Really Going On in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models by Stephen WolframWhat Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?Most AI text detectors aren’t as reliable as advertised, study findsAI Appears to Be Slowly Killing ItselfWhen A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. ItselfMarty Mcfly goes back to the time of Jesus to warn him of what is about to happen to himWhat could be better, Muppets, Mad Max and AI!CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSNSA releases copy of internal lecture delivered by computing giant Rear Adm. Grace HopperCapt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part Two, 1982)Sober OutfittersDive into the show notes and all the links from today's episode at GOG.show/663Feeling generous? Keep this top-notch entertainment rolling by dropping us a few bucks at GOG.show/donate. Every bit helps!Head over to GOG.show to find the link to our Discord channel and chat with us and other fans.Got something to say? Send your feedback, comments, or awesome links to GOG.show/contact.Show us some love! Leave a review at GOG.show/review. A 5-star rating might just get your review read on the air!Stay Grumpy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.